Dreams

by Michel Franco

Dreams

Synopsis

Fernando (Isaac Hernández), a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer (Jessica Chastain), a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind— narrowly escaping death in the process. However, his arrival disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world. She will do anything to protect both their futures— and the life she has built.

Director

Michel Franco is an award-winning filmmaker who was born in 1979 in Mexico City. The films he has written, directed, and produced have helped put Mexican cinema in the global spotlight. His most recent feature film, MEMORY, premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival in Competition and stars Academy Award®-winner Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. His other films include SUNDOWN, starring Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg (in Competition, Venice Film Festival 2021), NEW ORDER (Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, Competition, Venice Film Festival 2020), APRIL'S DAUGHTER (Special Jury Prize, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2017), CHRONIC, starring Tim Roth (Best Screenplay, Competition, Cannes Film Festival 2015), and AFTER LUCIA (Prize Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2012). He has also produced films under his Teorema banner including Lorenzo Vigas’ DESDE ALLÁ (Golden Lion, Competition, Venice Film Festival 2015), David Zonana’s first two features MANO DE OBRA (Toronto International Film Festival 2019) and HEROIC (Sundance Film Festival and Berlinale 2023).

 

2023 / Memory
2021 / Sundown
2020 / New Order
2017 / April's Daughters
2015 / Chronic
2012 / Through the eyes
2012 / After Lucia
2009 / Daniel and Ana

Cast

Jessica Chastain
Isaác Hernández
Rupert Friend
Marshall Bell
Eligio Meléndez
Mercedes Hernández

Crew

Director: Michel Franco
Screenwriter: Michel Franco
Producers: Michel Franco, Eréndira Núñez Larios, Alexander Rodnyansky
Executive Producers: Jessica Chastain, Kelly Carmichael, Vladimir Artemenko, Megan Carlson
Director of Photography: Yves Cape, AFC
Production Design: Alfredo Wigueras
Costume Design: Mitchell Travers
Makeup Design: Linda Dowds
Hair Styling: Stephanie Ingram
Editing: Oscar Figueroa Jara, Michel Franco
Sound: Brian Copenhagen, Martin de Torcy
Sound Design: Aviv Aldema, Frank Gaeta
Postproduction: Diego Sánchez
Casting: Susan Shopmaker, Viridiana Olvera, Nina Henninger

Technical Data

Original title: Dreams
International title: Dreams
Duration: 95 min
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Format: DCP
Sound: 5.1
Year: 2025
Original languages: Spanish, English
Countries of production: Mexico, United States
Production Companies: Teorema
Co-production Companies: Freckle Films,
AR Content, Easter Film Investment

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